What to Stream This Weekend: Five Movies for Father’s Day

What to Stream This Weekend: Five Movies for Father’s Day | The New Yorkerhttp://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/what-to-stream-this-weekend-five-movies-for-fathers-day?mbid=nl__daily&CNDID=50268964&mbid=nl_TNY%20Template%20-%20With%20Photo%20(182)&CNDID=50268964&spMailingID=11283996&spUserID=MjA0NTE2Mjc4MjE5S0&spJobID=1181492685&spReportId=MTE4MTQ5MjY4NQS2Paternal love is by turns tender and cruel, comedic and catastrophic in these new and old films about fathers and their children.

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